Amyris toxifera Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1000. 1759.

["Habitat in Carolina."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 496 (1762). RCN: 2685.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 99. 1989): [icon] "Toxicodendron foliis alatis fructu purpureo Pyri formi sparso" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 1: 40, t. 40. 1730.

Current name: Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb. ( Anacardiaceae).